New app acts like GPS for teaching life skills to kids with autism
NCT ID NCT07203105
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app called GAINS that guides caregivers step-by-step through teaching life skills to children with autism, similar to how a GPS gives driving directions. The app breaks down complex tasks into simple steps and provides audio and visual cues. Researchers will see if children become more independent in performing these skills with less help from caregivers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GAINS app (behavioral guidance technology)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give caregivers a simple, step-by-step tool to help children with autism learn daily living skills more independently.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early study with only 24 children, so results may not apply to everyone. The app depends on caregiver use, and success may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 to 10 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Only children ages 3 through 10 years who present with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will be recruited for this study. Exclusion Criteria: * No individuals will be excluded or included based on race, ethnicity, or gender
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Arkansas
RECRUITINGFayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, United States
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